hand-in-hand

Fingers interlaced, walking

Hand-in-hand describes two people walking while holding hands, suggesting closeness or solidarity: The couple strolled hand-in-hand along the beach.

More often figurative, it describes things that naturally go together or occur simultaneously: Poverty and poor health often go hand-in-hand.

The phrase emphasizes connection, cooperation, or inseparability between paired elements.

cooperation

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

coordination · joint · united · concerted · mutual · reciprocal · combined · synchronized · coordinated · cooperative

correlation

linked

Fastened to another

concurrent · simultaneous · accompanying · coinciding · corresponding · paired · coupled · coexisting · parallel · correlated

togetherness

together

In union or proximity

closeness · fellowship · camaraderie · solidarity · bonding · harmony · kinship · rapport · connection · affinity

romance

love

Intense fond attachment

lovers · tenderness · romance · devotion · sweethearts · strolling · walking · embrace · fondness · courtship

Opposites
physical/relational closeness

hand-in-handat arm's length

apart · distant · separated · estranged · disconnected

coordination/cooperation

hand-in-handat odds

In a state of conflict

independently · separately · in opposition · at cross-purposes · at loggerheads

conceptual co-occurrence

hand-in-handunrelated

Having no link

disconnected · mutually exclusive · uncorrelated · unconnected · independently

Family

hand, inside, handle, handy, hands, manual, handful, handed, inward

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G